The iPhone Briefing Blog
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Longer pieces about how iPhones are actually used, as opposed to the task-shaped guides elsewhere on the site. These posts cover the recurring questions that do not have a single settings answer — why a phone feels slow, what one really costs over five years, and why scams work on careful people. Each is written to be read once and remembered.
Recent posts
Why Your iPhone Feels Slower Than It Actually Is
Four measurable causes explain nearly every slow iPhone, and three of them are free to fix.
Read the post →The Real Cost of Owning an iPhone for Five Years
The purchase price is roughly two-thirds of it. Here is where the rest goes, and what moves the number.
Read the post →Why Phone Scams Work on Careful People Too
Scams do not target the careless. They target anyone busy, which is a much larger group.
Read the post →Frequently asked questions
How is the blog different from the guides?
The guides are task-shaped: one problem, the steps to fix it, and a way to verify. Blog posts are longer pieces about how iPhones are actually used and why certain problems keep recurring.
How often are new posts published?
Less often than the daily briefing, and only when there is something worth a longer piece. Existing posts are reviewed and updated rather than left to go stale.
Do blog posts contain affiliate links?
Not currently. Where any page on this site carries affiliate links, each link is marked and a disclosure appears near the top of the content rather than only in the footer.
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